Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink channel in wireless communication system

ABSTRACT

The disclosure relates to a communication technique that converges a 5 th  generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4 th  generation (4G) system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, or the like) based on 5G communication technology and Internet of things (IoT)-related technology. A method for transmitting an uplink channel by a base station or a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application number 10-2020-0134488, filed onOct. 16, 2020, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and of aKorean patent application number 10-2020-0141391, filed on Oct. 28,2020, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of eachof which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The disclosure relates to a method for transmitting an uplink channel bya base station or a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communicationsystem.

2. Description of Related Art

To meet the demand for wireless data traffic having increased sincedeployment of 4th generation (4G) communication systems, efforts havebeen made to develop an improved 5G or pre-5G communication system.Therefore, the 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system isalso called a “Beyond 4G Network” communication system or a “Post longterm evolution (LTE)” system. The 5G system specified by the 3GPP iscalled a “new radio (NR)” system. The 5G communication system isconsidered to be implemented in higher frequency (mmWave) bands, e.g.,60 GHz bands, so as to accomplish higher data rates. To decreasepropagation loss of the radio waves and increase the transmissiondistance, the beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO), full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, an analog beamforming, large scale antenna techniques are discussed in 5Gcommunication systems. In addition, in 5G communication systems,development for system network improvement is under way based onadvanced small cells, cloud radio access networks (RANs), ultra-densenetworks, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul,moving network, cooperative communication, coordinated multi-points(CoMP), reception-end interference cancellation and the like. In the 5Gsystem, hybrid frequency shift keying (FSK) and quadrature amplitudemodulation (QAM) (FQAM) and sliding window superposition coding (SWSC)as an advanced coding modulation (ACM), and filter bank multi carrier(FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and sparse code multipleaccess (SCMA) as an advanced access technology have also been developed.

The Internet, which is a human centered connectivity network wherehumans generate and consume information, is now evolving to the Internetof things (IoT) where distributed entities, such as things, exchange andprocess information without human intervention. The Internet ofeverything (IoE), which is a combination of the IoT technology and thebig data processing technology through connection with a cloud server,has emerged. As technology elements, such as “sensing technology”,“wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure”, “serviceinterface technology”, and “security technology” have been demanded forIoT implementation, a sensor network, a machine-to-machine (M2M)communication, machine type communication (MTC), and so forth have beenrecently researched. Such an IoT environment may provide intelligentInternet technology services that create a new value to human life bycollecting and analyzing data generated among connected things. IoT maybe applied to a variety of fields including smart home, smart building,smart city, smart car or connected cars, smart grid, health care, smartappliances and advanced medical services through convergence andcombination between existing information technology (IT) and variousindustrial applications.

In line with this, various attempts have been made to apply 5Gcommunication systems to IoT networks. For example, technologies, suchas a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), andmachine-to-machine (M2M) communication may be implemented bybeamforming, MIMO, and array antennas. Application of a cloud radioaccess network (RAN) as the above-described big data processingtechnology may also be considered an example of convergence of the 5Gtechnology with the IoT technology.

The above information is presented as background information only toassist with an understanding of the disclosure. No determination hasbeen made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the abovemight be applicable as prior art with regard to the disclosure.

SUMMARY

Aspect of the disclosure are to address at least the above-mentionedproblems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantagesdescribed below. Accordingly, an aspect of the disclosure is to providea method and an apparatus for transmitting an uplink channel in awireless communication system.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description whichfollows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may belearned by practice of the presented embodiments.

In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, a method performed by aterminal in a communication system is provided. The method includesidentifying that a number of symbol for a physical uplink shared channel(PUSCH) is larger than a predetermined number of symbols, identifying anumber of resource element (RE) for PUSCH in one physical resource block(PRB), based on the number of symbol for the PUSCH that is larger thanthe predetermined number of symbols, identifying a number of RE for thePUSCH in allocated PRBs, based on the number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB,identifying transport block size (TBS) for the PUSCH based on the numberof RE for PUSCH in allocated PRBs, and transmitting the PUSCH to a basestation based on the TBS.

In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a terminal in acommunication system is provided. The terminal includes a transceiver,and at least one processor configured to identify that a number ofsymbol for a PUSCH is larger than a predetermined number of symbols,identify a number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB, based on the number ofsymbol for the PUSCH that is larger than the predetermined number ofsymbols, identify a number of RE for the PUSCH in allocated PRBs, basedon the number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB, identify TBS for the PUSCHbased on the number of RE for PUSCH in allocated PRBs, and transmit thePUSCH to a base station based on the TBS.

In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a method performedby a base station in a communication system is provided. The methodincludes identifying that a number of symbol for a PUSCH is larger thana predetermined number of symbols, identifying a number of RE for PUSCHin one PRB, based on the number of symbol for the PUSCH that is largerthan the predetermined number of symbols, identifying a number of RE forthe PUSCH in allocated PRBs, based on the number of RE for PUSCH in onePRB, identifying TBS for the PUSCH based on the number of RE for PUSCHin allocated PRBs, and receiving the PUSCH from a terminal based on theTBS.

In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a base station in acommunication system in provided. The base station includes atransceiver and at least one processor configured to identify that anumber of symbol for a PUSCH is larger than a predetermined number ofsymbols, identify a number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB, based on thenumber of symbol for the PUSCH that is larger than the predeterminednumber of symbols, identify a number of RE for the PUSCH in allocatedPRBs, based on the number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB, identify TBS forthe PUSCH based on the number of RE for PUSCH in allocated PRBs, andreceive the PUSCH from a terminal based on the TBS.

A method for configuring a time resource of an uplink channelappropriate for a transmission environment by a base station or a UEproposed in the disclosure is advantageous in that the uplink channelmay be transmitted by using various time resources, thereby improvingthe uplink channel reception performance.

Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the disclosure willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detaileddescription, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings,discloses various embodiments of the disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certainembodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the followingdescription taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic structure of a time-frequencydomain, which is a radio resource domain in which data or a controlchannel is transmitted in a 5th generation (5G) system according to anembodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a slot structure considered in a 5Gsystem according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating demodulation reference signal (DMRS)patterns (type 1 and type 2) used for communication between a basestation and a user equipment (UE) in a 5G system according to anembodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a channel estimation using DMRSreceived in one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a time band ina 5G system according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a PUSCH repeated transmission type B ina 5G system according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a PUSCH repeated transmission type Bhaving 14 or more long symbols in a 5G system according to an embodimentof the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration method inPUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration method inPUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration method inPUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration methodin PUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration methodin PUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a base station forconfiguring a PUSCH mapping type in actual PUSCH repeated transmission,according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a UE for configuringa PUSCH mapping type in actual PUSCH repeated transmission, according toan embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration methodin PUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a base station foractually configuring PUSCH repeated transmission, according to anembodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a UE for actuallyreceiving PUSCH repeated transmission, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure;

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a UE according to an embodiment of thedisclosure; and

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a base station according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

Throughout the drawings, it should be noted that like reference numbersare used to depict the same or similar elements, features, andstructures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings isprovided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of variousembodiments of the disclosure as defined by the claims and theirequivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in thatunderstanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary.Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize thatvarious changes and modifications of the various embodiments describedherein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of thedisclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions andconstructions may be omitted for clarity and conciseness.

The terms and words used in the following description and claims are notlimited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by theinventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of thedisclosure. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in theart that the following description of various embodiments of thedisclosure is provided for illustration purpose only and not for thepurpose of limiting the disclosure as defined by the appended claims andtheir equivalents.

It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the”include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.Thus, for example, reference to “a component surface” includes referenceto one or more of such surfaces.

For the same reason, in the accompanying drawings, some elements may beexaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. Further, the size ofeach element does not completely reflect the actual size. In thedrawings, identical or corresponding elements are provided withidentical reference numerals.

The advantages and features of the disclosure and ways to achieve themwill be apparent by making reference to embodiments as described belowin conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the disclosureis not limited to the embodiments set forth below, but may beimplemented in various different forms. The following embodiments areprovided only to completely disclose the disclosure and inform thoseskilled in the art of the scope of the disclosure, and the disclosure isdefined only by the scope of the appended claims. Throughout thespecification, the same or like reference numerals designate the same orlike elements. Further, in describing the disclosure, a detaileddescription of known functions or configurations incorporated hereinwill be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the disclosureunnecessarily unclear. The terms which will be described below are termsdefined based on the functions in the disclosure, and may be differentaccording to users, intentions of the users, or customs. Therefore, thedefinitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughoutthe specification.

In the following description, a base station is an entity that allocatesresources to terminals, and may be at least one of a gNode B, an eNodeB, a Node B, a base station (BS), a wireless access unit, a base stationcontroller, and a node on a network. A terminal may include a userequipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a cellular phone, a smrtphone, acomputer, or a multimedia system capable of performing communicationfunctions. In the disclosure, a “downlink” refers to a radio link viawhich a base station transmits a signal to a terminal, and an “uplink”refers to a radio link via which a terminal transmits a signal to a basestation. Further, although the following description may be directed toan LTE or LTE-A system by way of example, embodiments of the disclosuremay also be applied to other communication systems having similartechnical backgrounds or channel types to the embodiments of thedisclosure. Examples of other communication systems may include 5thgeneration mobile communication technologies (5G, new radio, NR)developed beyond LTE-A, and in the following description, the “5G” maybe a concept that covers exiting LTE, LTE-A, and other similar services.In addition, based on determinations by those skilled in the art, thedisclosure may be applied to other communication systems through somemodifications without significantly departing from the scope of thedisclosure.

Herein, it will be understood that each block of the flowchartillustrations, and combinations of blocks in the flowchartillustrations, can be implemented by computer program instructions.These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of ageneral-purpose computer, special purpose computer, or otherprogrammable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such thatthe instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer orother programmable data processing apparatus, create means forimplementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks.These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computerusable or computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or otherprogrammable data processing apparatus to function in a particularmanner, such that the instructions stored in the computer usable orcomputer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture includinginstruction means that implement the function specified in the flowchartblock or blocks. The computer program instructions may also be loadedonto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to causea series of operations to be performed on the computer or otherprogrammable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process suchthat the instructions that execute on the computer or other programmableapparatus provide operations for implementing the functions specified inthe flowchart block or blocks.

Further, each block of the flowchart illustrations may represent amodule, segment, or portion of code, which includes one or moreexecutable instructions for implementing the specified logicalfunction(s). It should also be noted that in some alternativeimplementations, the functions noted in the blocks may occur out of theorder. For example, two blocks shown in succession may in fact beexecuted substantially concurrently or the blocks may sometimes beexecuted in the reverse order, depending upon the functionalityinvolved.

As used herein, the “unit” refers to a software element or a hardwareelement, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or anapplication specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which performs apredetermined function. However, the “unit” does not always have ameaning limited to software or hardware. The “unit” may be constructedeither to be stored in an addressable storage medium or to execute oneor more processors. Therefore, the “unit” includes, for example,software elements, object-oriented software elements, class elements ortask elements, processes, functions, properties, procedures,sub-routines, segments of a program code, drivers, firmware,micro-codes, circuits, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays,and parameters. The elements and functions provided by the “unit” may beeither combined into a smaller number of elements, or a “unit”, ordivided into a larger number of elements, or a “unit”. Moreover, theelements and “units” or may be implemented to reproduce one or more CPUswithin a device or a security multimedia card. Further, the “unit” inthe embodiments may include one or more processors.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure will be described withreference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, although the methodand apparatus proposed in the embodiment describes an embodiment as anexample for PUSCH coverage improvement, it is not limited and applied toeach embodiment of the disclosure, and it may be possible to use all ora combination of all or some embodiments of one or more embodimentssuggested in the disclosure to a method for configuring a frequencyresource corresponding to another channel.

Further, in describing the disclosure, a detailed description of knownfunctions or configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when itis determined that the description may make the subject matter of thedisclosure unnecessarily unclear. The terms which will be describedbelow are terms defined based on the functions in the disclosure, andmay be different according to users, intentions of the users, orcustoms. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based onthe contents throughout the specification.

A wireless communication system has evolved from providing an initialvoice-oriented service to a broadband wireless communication system thatprovides high-speed and high-quality packet data services, such as highspeed packet access (HSPA) in 3GPP, long-term evolution (LTE) or evolveduniversal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA), LTE-advanced (LTE-A),LTE-pro, high rate packet data (HRPD) in 3GPP2, ultra-mobile broadband(UMB), and communication standards, such as IEEE's 802.16e.

In the LTE system, which is a representative example of a broadbandwireless communication system, in downlink (DL), orthogonal frequencydivision multiplexing (OFDM) scheme is adopted, and in uplink (UL),single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) scheme isadopted. Uplink refers to a radio link in which a UE (user equipment(UE) or mobile station (MS)) transmits data or control signals to a basestation (eNode B (eNB) or base station (BS)), and downlink refers to aradio link through which a base station transmits data or controlsignals to the UE. In addition, the above-described multiple accessmethod allows the data or control information of each user to bedistinguished by allocating and operating the time-frequency resourcesto which the data or control information for each user are to betransmitted do not overlap each other, that is, to establishorthogonality.

The 5G communication system, which is a communication system after LTE,must support services that simultaneously satisfy various requirementsso that various requirements from users and service providers can befreely reflected. Services considered for the 5G communication systeminclude enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-typecommunication (mMTC), and ultra-reliability low latency communication(URLLC).

The eMBB aims to provide more improved data transfer rates than thosesupported by existing LTE, LTE-A or LTE-Pro. For example, in the 5Gcommunication system, the eMBB should be able to provide a peak datarate of 20 Gbps in the downlink and a peak data rate of 10 Gbps in theuplink from the viewpoint of one base station. In addition, the 5Gcommunication system must provide the peak data rate and, at the sametime, provide the increased user perceived data rate of the UE. In orderto satisfy such a requirement, it may be required to improve varioustransmission/reception technologies, including a more advancedmulti-antenna (multi-input multi-output, (MIMO)) transmissiontechnology. In addition, in the LTE system, a signal is transmittedusing a transmission bandwidth of up to 20 MHz in the 2 GHz band,whereas the 5G communication system can satisfy the data transmissionrate required by the 5G communication system by using a frequencybandwidth wider than 20 MHz in a frequency band of 3 to 6 GHz or 6 GHzor more.

At the same time, the mMTC is being considered to support applicationservices, such as the Internet of Thing (IoT) in the 5G communicationsystem. In order to efficiently provide the Internet of Things, the mMTCrequires access support for large-scale UEs within a cell, improvementof coverage of UEs, improved battery life, and reduction of costs ofUEs. Because the Internet of Things is attached to various sensors andvarious devices to provide communication functions, it must be able tosupport a large number of UEs (e.g., 1,000,000 UEs/km2) within a cell.In addition, because a UE supporting the mMTC is highly likely to belocated in a shaded area that a cell cannot cover, such as the basementof a building, due to the nature of the service, it requires widercoverage compared to other services provided by the 5G communicationsystem. A UE supporting the mMTC must be including a low-cost UE, andbecause it is difficult to frequently exchange the battery of the UE, avery long battery life time, such as 10 to 15 years is required.

Lastly, in the case of URLLC, it is a cellular-based wirelesscommunication service used mission-critically. For example, servicesused for remote control of robots or machinery, industrial automation,unmanned aerial vehicles, remote health care, emergency alerts, or thelike, may be considered. Therefore, the communication provided by URLLCmust provide very low latency and very high reliability. For example, aservice supporting URLLC must satisfy the air interface latency of lessthan 0.5 milliseconds and, at the same time, must satisfy therequirement of a packet error rate of 10⁻⁵ or less. Therefore, for aservice supporting URLLC, the 5G system must provide a transmit timeinterval (TTI) that is smaller than that of other services, and at thesame time must allocate a wide resource in a frequency band to securethe reliability of the communication link.

The three services of the 5G communication system (hereinafterinterchangeable with the 5G system), that is, the eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC,may be multiplexed and transmitted in one system. In this case,different transmission/reception techniques and transmission/receptionparameters may be used between services to satisfy differentrequirements of each service.

Hereinafter, a frame structure of the 5G system will be described withreference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic structure of a time-frequencydomain, which is a radio resource domain of a 5G system according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, the horizontal axis represents the time domain, andthe vertical axis represents the frequency domain. The basic unit ofresources in the time and frequency domains is a resource element (RE)101 and may be defined as one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) symbol (or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)symbol) 102 on the time axis and one subcarrier 103 on the frequencyaxis. N_(sc) ^(RB) (e.g., 12) consecutive REs in the frequency domainmay constitute one resource block (RB) 104. In addition, in the timedomain, N_(symb) ^(subframe) consecutive OFDM symbols may constitute onesubframe 110.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a slot structure considered in a 5Gsystem according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a structure of a frame 200, a subframe201, and a slot 202. One frame 200 may be defined as 10 ms. One subframe201 may be defined as 1 ms, and thus one frame 200 may be including atotal of 10 subframes 201. In addition, one slot (202, 203) may bedefined as 14 OFDM symbols (i.e., the number of symbols per slotN_(symb) ^(slot)=14). One subframe 201 may consist of one or a pluralityof slots 202 and 203, and the number of slots 202 and 203 per onesubframe 201 may vary according to μ (204, 205), which is aconfiguration value for the subcarrier interval.

Referring to FIG. 2, the slot structure in the case where μ=0 (204) andμ=1 (205) is illustrated as the subcarrier interval configuration value.When μ=0, 204, one subframe 201 may consist of one slot 202, and whenμ=1, 205, one subframe 201 may consist of two slots 203. For example,depending on the configuration value μ for the subcarrier interval, thenumber of slots per one subframe N_(slot) ^(subframe,μ) may vary, andaccordingly, the number of slots per one frame N_(slot) ^(frame,μ) mayvary. N_(slot) ^(subframe,μ) and N_(slot) ^(frame,μ) according to eachsubcarrier interval configuration μ may be defined in Table 1 below.

TABLE 1 μ N_(symb) ^(slot) N_(slot) ^(frame)

^(μ) N_(slot) ^(subframe)

^(μ) 0 14 10 1 1 14 20 2 2 14 40 4 3 14 80 8 4 14 160 16 5 14 320 32

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Next, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), which is one of thereference signals in the 5G system, will be described.

The DMRS may consist of several DMRS ports, and each port maintainsorthogonality so as not to cause interference with each other using codedivision multiplexing (CDM) or frequency division multiplexing (FDM).However, the term for DMRS may be expressed in other terms depending onthe intention of the user and the purpose of using the reference signal.More specifically, the term DMRS is merely provided for specificexamples in order to easily explain the technical content of thedisclosure and to help the understanding of the disclosure, and is notintended to limit the scope of the disclosure. For example, it isapparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosurepertains that it can be implemented even with a reference signal, basedon the technical idea of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating DMRS patterns (type1 and type2) usedfor communication between a base station and a UE in a 5G systemaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the 5G system, two DMRS patterns may besupported. Two DMRS patterns are specifically illustrated in FIG. 3.Referring to FIGS. 3, 301 and 302 indicate DMRS type1, where 301indicates 1 symbol pattern and 302 indicates 2 symbol pattern. DMRStype1 of 301 and 302 of FIG. 3 is a DMRS pattern having a comb 2structure, and may be including two CDM groups, and different CDM groupsmay be frequency division multiplexed.

In the 1 symbol pattern of 301 of FIG. 3, frequency CDM is applied tothe same CDM group, so that 2 DMRS ports may be distinguished, and thusa total of 4 orthogonal DMRS ports may be configured. The DMRS port IDmapped to each CDM group is illustrated in 301 of FIG. 3 (in the case ofdownlink, the DMRS port ID is indicated by adding +1000 to theillustrated number). In the 2 symbol pattern of 302 of FIG. 3,time/frequency CDM is applied to the same CDM group, so that 4 DMRSports may be distinguished, and thus a total of 8 orthogonal DMRS portsmay be configured. The DMRS port ID mapped to each CDM group isillustrated in 302 of FIG. 3 (in the case of downlink, the DMRS port IDis indicated by adding +1000 to the illustrated number).

DMRS type2 of 303 and 304 of FIG. 3 is a DMRS pattern having a structurein which frequency domain orthogonal cover codes (FD-OCC) is applied tosubcarriers adjacent in frequency, and may be including three CDMgroups, and different CDM groups may be frequency division multiplexed.

In the 1 symbol pattern of 303 of FIG. 3, frequency CDM is applied tothe same CDM group, so that 2 DMRS ports may be distinguished, and thusa total of 6 orthogonal DMRS ports may be configured. The DMRS port IDmapped to each CDM group is illustrated in 303 of FIG. 3 (in the case ofdownlink, DMRS port ID is indicated by adding +1000 to the illustratednumber). In the 2 symbol pattern of 304 of FIG. 3, time/frequency CDM isapplied to the same CDM group, so that 4 DMRS ports may bedistinguished, and thus a total of 12 orthogonal DMRS ports may beconfigured. The DMRS port ID mapped to each CDM group is illustrated in304 of FIG. 3 (in the case of downlink, the DMRS port ID is indicated byadding +1000 to the illustrated number).

As described above, in the NR system, two different DMRS patterns (301,302 or 303, 304 in FIG. 3) may be configured, and whether the DMRSpattern is one symbol pattern, 301 and 303, or two adjacent symbolpatterns, 302 and 304, may also be configured. In addition, in the NRsystem, not only a DMRS port number is scheduled, but also the number ofCDM groups scheduled together for PDSCH rate matching may be configuredand signaled. In addition, in the case of the cyclic prefix basedorthogonal frequency division multiplex (CP-OFDM), both DMRS patternsdescribed above in DL and UL may be supported, and in case of thediscrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM), only DMRS type 1among the DMRS patterns described above in UL may be supported. Inaddition, additional DMRS may be supported to be configurable. Thefront-loaded DMRS refers to the first DMRS appearing in the first symbolin time, and the additional DMRS refers to the DMRS appearing in thesymbol after the front-loaded DMRS. The number of additional DMRSs inthe NR system may be configured from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 3.In addition, when the additional DMRS is configured, the same pattern asthe front-loaded DMRS may be assumed. More specifically, if informationon whether the DMRS pattern type described above for the front-loadedDMRS is type 1 or type2, information on whether the DMRS pattern is aone symbol pattern or an adjacent two symbol pattern, and information onthe number of CDM groups used with the DMRS port are indicated, whenadditional DMRS is additionally configured, it may be assumed that thesame DMRS information as the front-loaded DMRS is configured for theadditional DMRS.

More specifically, the downlink DMRS and uplink DMRS configurationsdescribed above may be configured through RRC signaling in Tables 2 and3 below.

TABLE 2 DMRS-DownlinkConfig ::= SEQUENCE {  dmrs-Type (DMRS typeconfiguration)   ENUMERATED   {type2} OPTIONAL, -- Need S dmrs-AdditionalPosition (Additional DMRS OFDM symbol  configuration)ENUMERATED {pos0, pos1, pos3}  OPTIONAL, -- Need S  maxLength (1 symbolor 2symbol DMRS pattern related  configuration) ENUMERATED {len2}OPTIONAL, -- Need S   scramblingID0 (scrambling ID0)  INTEGER (0..65535)  OPTIONAL, -- Need S   scramblingID1 (scrambling ID1)  INTEGER(0..65535) OPTIONAL, -- Need S   phaseTrackingRS (PTRS configuration)SetupRelease { PTRS- DownlinkConfig } OPTIONAL, -- Need M  ... }

TABLE 3 DMRS-UplinkConfig ::= SEQUENCE {  dmrs-Type (DMRS typeconfiguration)     ENUMERATED {type2} OPTIONAL, -- Need S dmrs-AdditionalPosition (Additional DMRS OFDM symbol configuration)ENUMERATED {pos0, pos1, pos3}      OPTIONAL, -- Need R  phaseTrackingRS(PTRS configuration)    SetupRelease { PTRS- UplinkConfig }  OPTIONAL,-- Need M  maxLength (1 symbol or 2symbol DMRS pattern relatedconfiguration) ENUMERATED {len2}    OPTIONAL, -- Need S transformPrecodingDisabled SEQUENCE {   scramblingID0 (scrambling ID0)  INTEGER (0..65535) OPTIONAL, -- Need S   scramblingID1 (scramblingID0)   INTEGER (0..65535) OPTIONAL, -- Need S   ...  }    OPTIONAL, --Need R  transformPrecodingEnabled  SEQUENCE {   nPUSCH-Identity (cell IDfor DFT-s-OFDM) INTEGER(0..1007) OPTIONAL, -- Need S  sequenceGroupHopping (sequence group hopping) ENUMERATED {disabled}OPTIONAL, -- Need S   sequenceHopping (sequence hopping)   ENUMERATED{enabled} OPTIONAL, -- Need S   ...  }    OPTIONAL, -- Need R  ... }

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a channel estimation using a DMRSreceived in one PUSCH in a time band in a 5G system according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, in performing channel estimation for data decodingusing the above-described DMRS, channel estimation may be performed in aprecoding resource block group (PRG), which is a corresponding bundlingunit, using PRB bundling linked to a system band in a frequency band. Inaddition, in a time unit, it is assumed that precoding is the same onlyfor DMRSs received in one PUSCH, and the channel is estimated.

The base station may configure a table for time domain resourceallocation information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to the UE as higher layersignaling (e.g., RRC signaling).

The base station may configure a table consisting ofmaxNrofDL-Allocations=16 entries for PDSCH, and may configure a tableconsisting of maxNrofUL-Allocations=16 entries for PUSCH. The timedomain resource allocation information may include, for example,PDCCH-to-PDSCH slot timing (corresponding to the time interval in slotunits between the time when the PDCCH is received and the time when thePDSCH scheduled by the received PDCCH is transmitted, denoted by KO) orPDCCH-to-PUSCH slot timing (corresponding to the time interval in slotunits between the time when the PDCCH is received and the time when thePUSCH scheduled by the received PDCCH is transmitted, denoted by K2),information on the position and length of a start symbol in which aPDSCH or PUSCH is scheduled within a slot, a mapping type of PDSCH orPUSCH, or the like. For example, information, such as the table belowmay be notified from the base station to the UE.

TABLE 4   PDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationList information elementPDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationList ::= SEQUENCE(SIZE(1..maxNrofDL-Allocations)) OF PDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationPDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocation ::= SEQUENCE {  k0 INTEGER(0..32)OPTIONAL, -- Need S  (PDCCH-to-PDSCH timing, slot unit) mappingType ENUMERATED {typeA, typeB},  (PDSCH mapping type) startSymbolAndLength  INTEGER (0..127) (start symbol and length of PDSCH) }

TABLE 5   PUSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocation information elementPUSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationList ::= SEQUENCE(SIZE(1..maxNrofUL-Allocations)) OF PUSCH- TimeDomainResourceAllocationPUSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocation ::= SEQUENCE {  k2 INTEGER(0..32) OPTIONAL, -- Need S  (PDCCH-to-PUSCH timing, slot unit)  mappingType ENUMERATED {typeA, typeB},  (PUSCH mapping type)  startSymbolAndLength  INTEGER (0..127)  (start symbol and length of PUSCH) }

The base station may notify the UE of one of the entries in the tablefor the time domain resource allocation information through L1 signaling(e.g., DCI) (for example, it may be indicated by the ‘Time DomainResource Allocation’ field in DCI). The UE may acquire time domainresource allocation information for the PDSCH or PUSCH, based on the DCIreceived from the base station.

Hereinafter, repeated transmission of a physical uplink shared channel(PUSCH) in the 5G system will be described.

In the 5G system, two types of repetitive transmission methods of thephysical uplink shared channel are supported as repetitive transmissiontype A and PUSCH repetitive transmission type B.

PUSCH Repeated Transmission Type a

-   -   As described above, the start symbol and length of the physical        uplink shared channel are determined by the time domain resource        allocation method in one slot, and the base station may notify        the UE of the number of repetitions through higher layer        signaling (e.g., RRC signaling) or L1 signaling (e.g., DCI).    -   Based on the number of repeated transmissions received from the        base station, the UE repeatedly transmits the physical uplink        shared channel having the same start symbol and length as the        physical uplink shared channel configured above in consecutive        slots. In this case, when at least one or more of a slot        configured by the base station as a downlink to the UE or a        configured physical uplink shared channel symbol is configured        as a downlink, the UE may omit the physical uplink shared        channel transmission. For example, although included in the        number of repeated transmissions of the physical uplink shared        channel, the UE may not perform transmission.

PUSCH Repeated Transmission Type B

-   -   As described above, the start symbol and length of the physical        uplink shared channel are determined by the time domain resource        allocation method in one slot, and the base station may notify        the UE of the number of repetitions numberofrepetitions through        higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling) or L1 signaling        (e.g., DCI).    -   First, based on the start symbol and length of the physical        uplink shared channel configured above, the nominal repetition        of the physical uplink shared channel is determined as follows.        Here, nominal repetition refers to a resource of a symbol        configured by the base station for PUSCH repeated transmission,        and the UE determines a resource usable for uplink in the        configured nominal repetition. In this case, the slot at which        the nth nominal repetition starts is given by

${K_{s} + \left\lfloor \frac{S + {n \cdot L}}{N_{symb}^{slot}} \right\rfloor},$

and the symbol at which the nominal repetition starts in the startingslot is given by mod(S+n·L,N_(symb) ^(slot)). The slot where the nthnominal repetition ends is given by, and the symbol at which the nominalrepetition ends in the last slot is given by

${K_{s} + \left\lfloor \frac{S + {\left( {n + 1} \right) \cdot L} - 1}{N_{symb}^{slot}} \right\rfloor},$

The slot where the nth nominal repetition ends is given by

${K_{s} + \left\lfloor \frac{S + {\left( {n + 1} \right) \cdot L} - 1}{N_{symb}^{slot}} \right\rfloor},$

and the symbol at which the nominal repetition ends in the last slot isgiven by mod(S+(n+1)·L−1, N_(symb) ^(slot)) where n=0, . . . ,numberofrepetitions-1, S denotes a start symbol of a configured physicaluplink shared channel, and L denotes a symbol length of a configuredphysical uplink shared channel K_(s) denotes a slot in which PUSCHtransmission starts, and N_(symb) ^(slot) denotes the number of symbolsper slot.

-   -   The UE determines an invalid symbol for PUSCH repeated        transmission type B. A symbol configured for downlink by        tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon or        tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDedicated may be determined as an invalid        symbol for PUSCH repeated transmission type B. Additionally, an        invalid symbol may be configured based on a higher layer        parameter (e.g., InvalidSymbolPattern). As an example, an        invalid symbol may be configured by providing a symbol-level        bitmap spanning one slot or two slots by the higher layer        parameter (e.g., InvalidSymbolPattern). In the bitmap, 1 may        represent an invalid symbol. Additionally, the period and        pattern of the bitmap may be configured through a higher layer        parameter (e.g., periodicityAndPattern). If a higher layer        parameter (e.g., InvalidSymbolPattern) is configured and the        InvalidSymbolPatternIndicator-ForDCIFormat0_1 or        InvalidSymbolPatternIndicator-ForDCIFormat0_2 parameter        indicates 1, the UE applies the invalid symbol pattern, and        indicates 0, the invalid symbol pattern may not be applied. If a        higher layer parameter (e.g., InvalidSymbolPattern) is        configured and the InvalidSymbolPatternIndicator-ForDClFormat0_1        or InvalidSymbolPatternIndicator-ForDCIFormat0_2 parameter is        not configured, the UE may apply an invalid symbol pattern.    -   After the invalid symbol is determined in each nominal        repetition, the UE may consider symbols other than the        determined invalid symbol as valid symbols. If more than one        valid symbol is included in each nominal repetition, the nominal        repetition may contain one or more actual repetitions. Here,        each actual repetition refers to a symbol actually used for        PUSCH repeated transmission among the symbols configured as the        configured nominal repetition, and may include a continuous        configuration of valid symbols that can be used for PUSCH        repeated transmission type B in one slot.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a PUSCH repeated transmission type B ina 5G system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the UE receives the start symbol S of thephysical uplink shared channel configured to 10, the length L isconfigured to 6, and the number of repeated transmissions is configuredto 3, nominal repetition may appear in 3 consecutive slots 501. In orderto determine the invalid symbol, the UE may determine the symbolconfigured as the downlink symbol in each nominal repetition as theinvalid symbol, and determine the symbols configured to 1 in the invalidsymbol pattern 502 as the invalid symbol. In each nominal repetition,when valid symbols other than invalid symbols consist of one or moreconsecutive symbols in one slot, the UE may configure actual repetitionconsisting of one or more consecutive symbols in the one slot 503. Forthe improvement of PUSCH repetition transmission type B, one or moreconsecutive actual repetitions may be configured as one actualrepetition and transmitted 504.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a PUSCH repeated transmission type Bhaving 14 or more long symbols in a 5G system according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6, if the PUSCH repeated transmission type B isconfigured in the UE and the nominal repetition configured for the PUSCHrepeated transmission type B does not include an invalid symbol,continuous PUSCH repetition may be configured as one actual repetition.When the sum of the lengths of consecutive PUSCH repetitions is 14symbols or more, actual repetitions having a long symbol length may betransmitted 601. By using actual repetition having a long symbol length,it is possible to reduce the number of repeated transmissions and obtaina coding gain to improve uplink coverage.

When the UE receives the PUSCH repeated transmission configurationthrough higher layer signaling or L1 signaling as in the above method,the UE may determine PUSCH transmission having a long symbol through thecontinuity of symbols configured for uplink. When valid symbols foruplink transmission are successively configured, the UE may performPUSCH repeated transmission with long symbols by configuring theconsecutively configured valid symbols as one symbol having a longsymbol length and transmitting the PUSCH using this. In this case, thelength of one symbol having a long symbol length may be configured to 14symbols or more over several slots. On the contrary, when valid symbolsfor uplink transmission are branched into non-consecutive symbols, theUE may branch based on the non-consecutive symbols and perform repeatedPSUCH transmission.

Hereinafter, a method of calculating a transport block size (TBS) in a5G system will be described.

The number of REs allocated to PUSCH mapping in one PRB in the allocatedresource, N_(RE)′ is calculated. The N_(RE)′ may be calculated as N_(sc)^(RB)× N_(symb) ^(sh)−N_(DMRS) ^(PRB)−N_(oh) ^(PRB). Here, N_(sc) ^(RB)may be 12, and N_(symb) ^(sh) may indicate the number of OFDM symbolsallocated to the PUSCH. N_(DMRS) ^(PRB) is the number of REs in one PRBoccupied by DMRSs of the same CDM group. N_(oh) ^(PRB) is the number ofREs occupied by an overhead in a PRB as long as it is configured byhigher layer signaling, and may be configured to one of 0, 6, 12, and18. Thereafter, N_(RE), the total number of REs allocated to the PUSCH,may be calculated. N_(RE) is calculated as min(156, N_(RE)′)×n_(PRB),and n_(PRB) indicates the number of PRBs allocated to the UE. The numberof temporary information bits N_(info) may be calculated asN_(RE)×R×Q_(m)×v. Here, R is a code rate, Q_(m) is a modulation order,and information on this value may be transmitted using an MCS bitfieldof DCI and a pre-arranged table. In addition, v is the number ofallocated layers. If N_(info)≤3824, TBS may be calculated through thefollowing process. Otherwise, TBS may be calculated through operation 4.N_(info)′ may be calculated through the formulas of

$N_{info} = {\max\left( {24,{2^{n} \times \left\lfloor \frac{N_{info}}{2^{n}} \right\rfloor}} \right)}$

and n=max (3, └ log₂ (N_(info))┘−6). TBS may be determined as a valueclosest to N_(info)′ among values not smaller than N_(info)′ in Table 6below.

TABLE 6 Index TBS 1 24 2 32 3 40 4 48 5 56 6 64 7 72 8 80 9 88 10 96 11104 12 112 13 120 14 128 15 136 16 144 17 152 18 160 19 168 20 176 21184 22 192 23 208 24 224 25 240 26 256 27 272 28 288 29 304 30 320 31336 32 352 33 368 34 384 35 408 36 432 37 456 38 480 39 504 40 528 41552 42 576 43 608 44 640 45 672 46 704 47 736 48 768 49 808 50 848 51888 52 928 53 984 54 1032 55 1064 56 1128 57 1160 58 1192 59 1224 601256 61 1288 62 1320 63 1352 64 1416 65 1480 66 1544 67 1608 68 1672 691736 70 1800 71 1864 72 1928 73 2024 74 2088 75 2152 76 2216 77 2280 782408 79 2472 80 2536 81 2600 82 2664 83 2728 84 2792 85 2856 86 2976 873104 88 3240 89 3368 90 3496 91 3624 92 3752 93 3824

If N_(info)>3824, N_(info)′ may be calculated through the equations of

$N_{info}^{\prime} = {\max\left( {3840,{2^{n} \times {{round}\left( \frac{N_{info} - 24}{2^{n}} \right)}}} \right)}$

and n=└ log_2

(N_(info)−24)

┘−5. TBS may be determined through the value of N_(info)′ and thefollowing [pseudo-code 1]. In the following, C corresponds to the numberof code blocks that one TB contains.

 [Start Pseudo-code 1]  if R ≤ 1/4    ${{TBS} = {{8*C*\left\lceil \frac{N_{info}^{\prime} + 24}{8*C} \right\rceil} - 24}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu} C} = \left\lceil \frac{N_{info}^{\prime} + 24}{3816} \right\rceil}$  else    if N_(info)′ > 8424     ${{TBS} = {{8*C*\left\lceil \frac{N_{info}^{\prime} + 24}{8*C} \right\rceil} - 24}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu} C} = \left\lceil \frac{N_{info}^{\prime} + 24}{8424} \right\rceil}$   else     ${TBS} = {{8*\left\lceil \frac{N_{info}^{\prime} + 24}{8} \right\rceil} - 24}$   end if   end if  [End of Pseudo-code 1]

According to the disclosure, a TBS calculation method and a DMRS mappingmethod for the UE to repeatedly transmit a PUSCH having a length of 14or more symbols will be described through embodiments.

This embodiment provides a method and apparatus for performing PUSCHrepeated transmission having 14 or more long symbols in a 5G system. Inaddition, when performing PUSCH repeated transmission having 14 or morelong symbols, a method for calculating TBS and a method and apparatusfor mapping DMRS are provided. The PUSCH repeated transmission methodhaving 14 or more long symbols, the method of calculating TBS, and themethod of mapping DMRS according to an embodiment may be applied toimprove uplink coverage through coding gain and precise channelestimation. In the following description of the embodiments of thedisclosure, PUSCH repeated transmission having a long symbol length of14 or more has been described as an example, but this is forillustrative purposes only, and does not limit the scope of thedisclosure, and the embodiment according to the disclosure may also beapplied to the case of PUSCH repeated transmission based onpredefined/configured symbol/slot lengths greater than or equal to anarbitrary number of symbols/slot lengths that are predefined/configuredor configured through signaling between a base station and a UE. Inaddition, a long symbol to be described hereinafter may be replaced witha symbol having a symbol/slot length greater than or equal to anarbitrary number of symbols/slot lengths defined/configured in advanceor configurable through signaling between a base station and a UE may beapplied. Hereinafter, each embodiment may be implemented independentlyof each other or in combination with one or more embodiments.

First Embodiment

The first embodiment provides a method and apparatus for calculating TBSwhen performing PUSCH repeated transmission having 14 or more longsymbols. For TBS calculation in the 5G system, N_(RE)′, which is thenumber of REs allocated to PUSCH mapping in one PRB of allocatedresources, is calculated. In the disclosure, PUSCH is mainly describedfor the sake of illustration, but this method may also be applied toPDSCH transmission.

N_(RE)′ may be calculated as N_(sc) ^(RB)×N_(symb) ^(sh)−N_(DMRS)^(PRB)−N_(oh) ^(PRB). Here, N_(sc) ^(RB) is the number of subcarriersallocated for PUSCH repeated transmission. N_(symb) ^(sh) may indicatethe total number of OFDM or SC-FDMA symbols allocated to the PUSCH, maybe configured through higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC signaling) or L1signaling (e.g., DCI format 0_1, DCI format 0_2 and DCI format 0_0), andmay indicate the number of all symbols across several slots when thePUSCH is transmitted over several slots. N_(DMRS) ^(PRB) is the numberof REs in the allocated resource area occupied by DMRSs of the same CDMgroup. N_(oh) ^(PRB) is the number of REs occupied by overhead in onePRB, and may be configured as xOverhead of higher layer signalingPUSCH-ServingCellConfig, for example, may be configured to one of 0, 6,12, and 18. Thereafter, the UE may calculate the total number of REsallocated to the PUSCH, N_(RE). N_(RE) is calculated as min(156,N_(RE)′)×n_(PRB), and n_(PRB) indicates the number of PRBs allocated tothe UE. When performing PUSCH repeated transmission with a long symbol,the value of N_(RE)′ may be calculated based on N_(symb) ^(sh)>14. WhenN_(symb) ^(sh)>14, N_(RE) may be determined using one of the followingmethods or a combination of one or more methods.

Method 1

When N_(symb) ^(sh)>14, N_(RE) may be calculated as min(N_(sc)^(RB)×N_(symb) ^(sh),N_(RE)′)×n_(PRB) or min(N_(s) ^(RB)×N_(symb)^(sh)−N_(DMRS) ^(PRB),N_(RE)′)×n_(PRB). Through the above scheme, PUSCHrepeated transmission having a long symbol of N_(symb) ^(sh)>14 may bepossible. According to method 1, the UE may flexibly determine the valueof N_(RE) according to N_(symb) ^(sh) by using a formula for calculatingthe N_(RE)′.

Method 2

When N_(symb) ^(sh)>14, N_(RE) may be calculated as

${\min\left( {{156 \times \left\lceil \frac{N_{symb}^{sh}}{14} \right\rceil},N_{RE}^{\prime}} \right)} \times {n_{PRB}.}$

Through the above scheme, PUSCH repeated transmission having a longsymbol of N_(symb) ^(sh)>14 may be possible. According to method 2, theUE may reuse the value of 156 by using the value of the quotientobtained by dividing N_(symb) ^(sh) by 14.

Method 3

When N_(symb) ^(sh)>14, N_(RE) may not be calculated as min(156,N_(RE)′)×n_(PRB), but may be determined as N_(RE)=N_(RE)′. Through theabove scheme, PUSCH repeated transmission with a long symbol N_(symb)^(sh)>14 may be possible. According to method 3, the complexity of theUE may be reduced.

Then, the TBS according to the N_(info) value determined based on theN_RE calculated through the method described above, if N_(info)≤3824,N_(RE) may be determined through the value of N_(info)′ and Table 6, andif N_info>3824, N_(RE) may be determined through the value of N_(info)′and the [pseudo-code 1].

Second Embodiment

The second embodiment provides a DMRS mapping method and apparatus whenperforming PUSCH repeated transmission having 14 or more long symbols.Through the second embodiment, the DMRS may be mapped to the PUSCHhaving a long symbol.

In the case of PUSCH repetitive transmission type B, the number ofsymbols of actual repetition is not constant and is always configured toa front-loaded DMRS, so that the OFDM symbol position of the DMRS may beinefficiently arranged. Through the method of changing the position ofthe DMRS OFDM symbol in PUSCH transmission having a long symboldescribed in this embodiment, the channel estimation performance basedon the same number of DMRS OFDM symbols may be improved, or it ispossible to reduce DMRS overhead and improve transmission efficiency byreducing the number of DMRS OFDM symbols.

In the disclosure, a method of mapping a DMRS and a method of changingan OFDM symbol position of a DMRS based on the length of a PUSCH symbolin PUSCH repeated transmission may be determined using one of thefollowing methods or a combination of one or more methods.

Method 1

In order to map the DMRS in the PUSCH having a long symbol, the UE maydivide the duration of all symbols of the PUSCH using 14 referencesymbols to map the DMRS to each interval. In this case, the PUSCHmapping type configured for higher layer signaling or L1 signaling maybe applied as the PUSCH mapping method according to the symbol length ofthe divided PUSCH section.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating a DMRS location configurationmethod in PUSCH repeated transmission type B having a long symbolaccording to various embodiments of the disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, FIG. 7 illustrates a method of dividing aPUSCH symbol interval into L₁ and L₂ and mapping DMRS, based on PUSCHmapping type B. When the TDD configuration of the UE is configured toDDDSU and the actual repetition symbol length of the PUSCH is configuredto 18, the UE may configure L₁=mod(18, 14) and L₂=14, based on the firstsymbol of the PUSCH to position a short-length section in front of thePUSCH, and then map DMRS in each section (701). Alternatively, the UEmay configured L₁=14, L₂=mod(18, 14) to map the DMRS in each section(702).

Referring to FIG. 8, when the TDD configuration of the UE is configuredto DDSUU and the actual repetition symbol length of the PUSCH isconfigured to 22, the UE may configure L₁=mod(22, 14) and L₂=14, basedon the first symbol of the PUSCH to position a short-length section infront of the PUSCH, and then map DMRS in each section (801).Alternatively, the UE may configure L₁=14, L₂=mod(22, 14) to map theDMRS in each section (802). Through this method, the DMRS may be mappedto the PUSCH having a long symbol. In the above method, the criterionfor dividing the section may not be fixed to 14. In this case, the UEmay perform DMRS mapping by receiving the length of a symbol forconfiguring a DMRS mapping interval through higher layer signaling or L₁signaling.

Method 1-1

When mapping the DMRS to the PUSCH having a long symbol by the abovemethod, a low density DMRS mapping method may be applied to reduce theoverhead of the DMRS.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration method inPUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 9, it illustrates a method of omitting DMRS mappingfor a short symbol period less than or equal to k by using a k valueconfigured by higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling when a PUSCH symbolperiod is divided based on the reference symbol length (e.g., 14symbols). As an example, when the UE receives the actual repetitionsymbol length of the PUSCH configured to 16, the interval may be dividedby configuring L₁=mod(16,14) and L₂=14, based on the first symbol of thePUSCH. In this case, if L₁≤k, the UE may omit DMRS mapping in the L₁section (901). In addition, if the interval is divided by configuringL₁=14 and L₂=mod(16,14), if L₂≤k, the UE may omit DMRS mapping in the L₂interval (902). Through this, it is possible to reduce the overhead ofDMRS and improve data transmission efficiency. The configuration valueof k is the number of short symbols that can omit DMRS mapping. Forexample, k can be 1 or 2. The value of k is not limited to the valueused in the above example, and may be configured through higher layersignaling or L₁ signaling of the base station.

Method 2

In order to map a DMRS in a PUSCH having a long symbol, the entiresymbol of the PUSCH may be divided into sections using a slot boundaryand each DMRS may be mapped. In this case, the method of mapping theDMRS to the above-described PUSCH may be applied according to the symbollength of the divided PUSCH section.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration methodin PUSCH repeated transmission type B having a long symbol according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10, when the TDD configuration of the UE is configuredto DDSUU and the length of the PUSCH actual repetition symbol isconfigured to 22, the entire symbol of the PUSCH may be divided intosections L₁, L₂, and L₃. In the case of FIG. 10, L₁=2, L₂=14, L₃=6 andeach may be DMRS mapped (1001), but this is only an example and does notlimit the scope of the disclosure, and the number of sections and thelength of each section may vary according to the start symbol, the lastsymbol, and the slot boundary of the PUSCH.

Method 2-1

When mapping the DMRS to the PUSCH having a long symbol in the abovemethod, a low density DMRS mapping method may be applied to reduce theoverhead of the DMRS.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration methodin PUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 11 illustrates a method of omitting DMRS mapping for a short symbolinterval of k or less by using a value k configured through higher layersignaling or L₁ signaling when a PUSCH symbol interval is divided basedon a slot boundary.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the UE receives the actual repetition symbollength of the PUSCH configured to 19, the interval may be divided byconfiguring L₁=2, L₂=14, and L₃=3, based on the first symbol of thePUSCH (1101). In this case, by comparing the symbol length of each ofthe L₁, L₂, and L₃ sections with the value of k, DMRS mapping may beomitted for a short symbol section of k or less. For example, if k isconfigured to 2 through higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling, becauseL₁≤k, DMRS mapping of L₁ may be omitted (1102). In addition, if k isconfigured to 3 through higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling, becauseL₁ and L₃≤k, DMRS mapping of L₁ and L₃ may be omitted (1103). Throughthe above method, it is possible to reduce the overhead of DMRS andimprove data transmission efficiency. The configuration value of k isthe number of short symbols that can omit DMRS mapping. For example, kcan be 2 or 3. It is not limited to the value of k used in the aboveexample, and may be configured through higher layer signaling or L₁signaling of the base station.

Method 3

In the case of PUSCH mapping type A, the start symbol of the PUSCH isalways fixed as the first symbol of the slot, and in the PUSCH mappingtype B, the DMRS is always fixed as the first symbol of the PUSCH. Incase of PUSCH repeated transmission type B, because the PUSCH may not betransmitted in the first symbol of the slot, when the PUSCH repeatedtransmission type B is applied, the PUSCH mapping type is always fixedto the PUSCH mapping type B, and the OFDM symbol position of the DMRSmay be configured inefficiently.

To address this issue, a new PUSCH mapping type in which DMRS may not beallocated in the first symbol of PUSCH like PUSCH mapping type A andresources allocated to PUSCH like PUSCH mapping type B may be locatedanywhere in the slot may be configured. In the PUSCH mapping type A,when the constraint that the PUSCH symbol must be configured from thefirst symbol of the slot is removed, the restriction that the positionof the DMRS must be determined based on the first symbol of the slot mayalso be removed. To this end, an OFDM symbol length for configuring aDMRS mapping interval is configured through higher layer signaling or L₁layer signaling, and a PUSCH may be configured based on a new PUSCHmapping type that may be used in PUSCH repeated transmission type B.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a base station forreceiving a PUSCH, based on a new PUSCH mapping type or an existingPUSCH mapping type B in repeated PUSCH transmission, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12, the base station may transmit information on theOFDM symbol length L′ for configuring the DMRS mapping section throughhigher layer signaling or L₁ signaling at operation 1201. Thereafter,the base station may determine the PUSCH mapping type by comparing thesymbol length of the actual repetition to be transmitted with the OFDMsymbol length configured for the DMRS section at operation 1202. Inorder to distinguish the PUSCH mapping type, the remainder obtained bydividing the symbol length L of the actual repetition by the OFDM symbollength L′ for the DMRS interval configuration may be used at operation1203. If mod(L,L′)=0, a new PUSCH mapping type may be applied atoperation 1204, and if mod(L, L′)≠0, the existing PUSCH mapping type Bmay be applied at operation 1205. Thereafter, the base station mayreceive a PUSCH according to the applied PUSCH mapping type from the UEat operation 1206.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a UE transmitting aPUSCH based on a new PUSCH mapping type or an existing PUSCH mappingtype B in repeated PUSCH transmission, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 13, the UE may receive information on the OFDM symbollength L′ for configuring the DMRS mapping interval through higher layersignaling or L₁ signaling at operation 1301. Thereafter, the UE maydetermine the PUSCH mapping type by comparing the symbol length of theactual repetition to be transmitted with the OFDM symbol lengthconfigured for the DMRS interval at operation 1302. In order todistinguish the PUSCH mapping type, the remainder obtained by dividingthe symbol length L of the actual repetition by the OFDM symbol lengthL′ for the DMRS interval configuration may be used at operation 1303. Ifmod(L, L′)=0, a new PUSCH mapping type may be applied at operation 1304,and if mod(L, L′)≠0, the existing PUSCH mapping type B may be applied atoperation 1305. Thereafter, the UE may transmit a PUSCH according to theapplied PUSCH mapping type to the base station at operation 1306. As inthe above method, the UE may additionally receive an L′ value fordefining a new PUSCH mapping type through higher layer signaling or L₁signaling. The value of L′ may be considered for DMRS mappingconfiguration in the base station, and if the UE does not receive the L′value, the UE may use the existing PUSCH mapping type B.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a DMRS location configuration methodin PUSCH repeated transmission type B according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the length L of the actual repetition symbolof PUSCH is configured to 18 and the length L′ of the symbol forconfiguring the DMRS mapping interval is configured to 6, if mod(L,L′)=0, the DMRS may be efficiently located by applying the new PUSCHmapping type (1401). Conversely, if the length L′ of the symbol forconfiguring the DMRS mapping interval is configured to 8 and mod(L,L′)≠0, DMRS mapping may be performed using the PUSCH mapping type B(1402) of the related art. In the disclosure, the value of L′ used inthe above embodiment is not limited, and the value of L′ may beconfigured through higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling.

Through the above method, in PUSCH repeated transmission type B having along symbol, the DMRS may be efficiently located at a position otherthan the first symbol, thereby improving channel estimation performance.In addition, data transmission may be efficiently managed by adjustingthe number of OFDM symbols of the DMRS. Therefore, the method may beused as a method for improving uplink coverage.

Third Embodiment

The third embodiment provides a method for configuring a PUSCH having 14or more long symbols.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a base station foractually configuring PUSCH repeated transmission, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 15, the base station may transmit time domain resourceconfiguration information, such as the start symbol of the PUSCH, thenumber of symbols and the number of repeated transmissions, and thePUSCH mapping type through higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling atoperation 1501. Thereafter, the base station may transmit downlinksymbol configuration information through higher layer signaling (TDDconfiguration) or L₁ signaling (Slot format indicator) at operation1502. In addition, the base station transmits invalid symbol informationaccording to the invalid symbol pattern configured through higher layersignaling or L1 signaling at operation 1503, and may determine a symbolin which the PUSCH can be transmitted by the UE based on the invalidsymbol determined based on the downlink symbol configuration informationor the invalid symbol pattern at operation 1504. The base stationdetermines the actual repetition based on the slot boundary and nominalrepetition configurations for a continuous symbol interval that can beactually transmitted of the PUSCH resource, and thus can identify thePUSCH resource to be actually transmitted by the UE at operation 1505.In this case, in order to receive a PUSCH having 14 or more longsymbols, when the base station receives a PUSCH within a continuousvalid symbol in the above method, the base station may divideconsecutive symbols into one PUSCH actual repetition and repeatedlyreceive PUSCHs based on non-continuous symbols. Thereafter, the basestation may repeatedly receive the actual PUSCH from the PSUCH resourceto be actually transmitted by the UE at operation 1506.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a UE for actuallyreceiving PUSCH repeated transmission, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 16, the UE may receive time domain resourceconfiguration information, such as the start symbol of the PUSCH, thenumber of symbols and the number of repeated transmissions, and thePUSCH mapping type through higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling atoperation 1601. Thereafter, the UE may determine that the downlinksymbol configured through higher layer signaling (TDD configuration) orL₁ signaling (Slot format indicator) is an invalid symbol at operation1602. In addition, the UE determines the invalid symbol according to theinvalid symbol pattern configured through higher layer signaling or L₁signaling at operation 1603, and may determine a symbol capable ofactually transmitting the PUSCH based on the invalid symbol determinedbased on the downlink symbol configuration or the invalid symbol patternat operation 1604. In this case, the actual repetition may be determinedbased on the slot boundary and nominal repetition configurations for acontinuous symbol interval that may be actually transmitted of the PUSCHresource, and accordingly, the PUSCH resource to be actually transmittedmay be identified at operation 1605. In this case, for PUSCHtransmission having 14 or more long symbols, when the UE transmits thePUSCH within the continuous valid symbols in the above method, the UEmay divide consecutive symbols into one PUSCH actual repetition andrepeatedly transmit PUSCH based on non-continuous symbols. Thereafter,the UE performs repeated actual PUSCH transmission on the identifiedPUSCH resource to be transmitted at operation 1606.

In order for the base station to receive a PUSCH with 14 or more longsymbols, a method to distinguish the start symbol of the PUSCH having 14or more long symbols transmitted from the UE, the length of the symbol,and the number of repeated transmissions and a method for the UE toconfigure the start symbol of the PUSCH, the length of the symbol, andthe number of repeated transmissions for PUSCH transmission having 14 ormore long symbols may be determined based on one of the followingmethods or a combination of one or more methods.

Method 1

According to method 1, in order to configure the PUSCH having a longsymbol, it is possible to configure and use continuous actual repetitionas one actual repetition without using the slot boundary and nominalrepetition as a reference when configuring the actual repetition. Afterthe actual repetition is determined based on the slot boundary andnominal repetition configuring according to the method described basedon FIGS. 15 and 16, 1505 and 1605, if the determined actual repetitionis continuous, the UE may transmit the continuous actual repetition bycombining it into one actual repetition. According to the above method,operation may be possible without additional configuration forconfiguring a PUSCH having a long symbol.

Method 2

According to method 2, the length L′ of actual repetition with a longsymbol is determined based on the start symbol position S, the length Lof the symbol, and the number of repetitions configured by higher layersignaling or L₁ signaling, and continuous actual repetitions in the L′section may be combined and transmitted as one actual repetition. Forexample, using the symbol length L and number of repetition n configuredby higher layer signaling or L₁ signaling, the actual repetition lengthL′ of the long symbol may be defined as L×n. In this case, actualrepetition is not divided into nominal repetition, and the UE maytransmit continuous actual repetition in L′ section by combining it intoone actual repetition. Through the above method, a PUSCH having a longsymbol may be configured by utilizing information transmitted throughhigher layer signaling or L₁ signaling.

Method 3

According to method 3, the length L′ of actual repetition with a longsymbol is determined based on the start symbol position S, the length Lof the symbol, and the number of slots in which PUSCH repeatedtransmission is performed configured by higher layer signaling or L₁signaling, and continuous actual repetitions in the L′ section may becombined and transmitted as one actual repetition. For example, theactual repetition symbol length L′ having a long symbol may be definedas n×14 by using the number n of slots in which PUSCH repeatedtransmission is performed. In this case, L′ may be configured as amultiple of 14 symbols in one slot.

Method 4

According to method 4, the length L′ of actual repetition with a longsymbol is determined so as to cover the entire period in which PUSCHrepeated transmission is performed without limiting the range of thestart symbol position S and the symbol length L configured by higherlayer signaling or L₁ signaling, and continuous actual repetitions inthe L′ section may be combined and transmitted as one actual repetition.According to the method, complexity can be reduced by operating with aconfiguration value without calculating additional information.

In order to configure PUSCH actual repetition with a long symbol, it maybe configured using a method of combining a start and length indicatorvalue (SLIV) configuration method and actual repetition.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method of operating a UEfor determining a transport block size (TBS) according to a continuoussymbol size based on a repeatedly transmitted physical uplink sharedchannel (PUSCH) and estimating a channel may include receiving repeatedtransmission configuration information for repeatedly transmitting aPUSCH, from a base station, receiving demodulation reference signal(DMRS) configuration information for determining a TBS according to acontinuous symbol length and estimating a channel, from the basestation, and repeatedly transmitting the PUSCH to the base station whileperforming DMRS mapping according to the DMRS pattern, based on therepeated transmission configuration information and the DMRSconfiguration information. According to an embodiment of the disclosure,a method of operating a base station for estimating a channel based on arepeatedly transmitted PUSCH may include: transmitting repeatedtransmission configuration information for repeatedly transmitting aPUSCH, to a UE, transmitting DMRS configuration information fordetermining a TBS according to a continuous symbol length and estimatinga channel, to the UE, repeatedly receiving the PUSCH which is repeatedlytransmitted while performing DMRS mapping according to the DMRS pattern,based on the repeated transmission configuration information and theDMRS configuration information, from the UE, and estimating a channel byusing a DMRS included in the PUSCHs transmitted according to the DMRSconfiguration.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a UE according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 17, a UE 1700 may include a transceiver 1701, acontroller (processor) 1702, and a storage unit (memory) 1703. Accordingto an efficient channel and signal transmission/reception method in the5G communication system corresponding to the above-described embodimentof the disclosure, the transmission/reception unit 1701, the controller1702, and the memory 1703 of the UE 1700 may operate. However,components of the UE 1700 according to an embodiment are not limited tothe above-described example. According to another embodiment of thedisclosure, the UE 1700 may include more or fewer components than theaforementioned components. In addition, in a specific case, thetransceiver 1701, the controller 1702, and the memory 1703 may beimplemented in the form of a single chip.

The transceiver 1701 may be including a transmitter and a receiveraccording to another embodiment. The transceiver 1701 maytransmit/receive a signal to/from the base station. The signal mayinclude control information and data. To this end, the transceiver 1701may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying afrequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noiseamplifying and down-converting a received signal. In addition, thetransceiver 1701 may receive a signal through a wireless channel andoutput it to the controller 1702, and transmit the signal output fromthe controller 1702 through the wireless channel.

The controller 1702 may control a series of processes in which the UE1700 may operate according to the above-described embodiment. Forexample, the controller 1702 may perform a method of changing an OFDMsymbol position of a DMRS based on a method of estimating a channel byusing DMRSs transmitted in a plurality of PUSCHs simultaneouslyaccording to an embodiment. To this end, the controller 1702 may includeat least one processor. For example, the controller 1702 may include acommunication processor (CP) that controls for communication and anapplication processor (AP) that controls a higher layer, such as anapplication program.

The memory 1703 may store control information or data, such asinformation related to channel estimation using DMRSs transmitted in aPUSCH included in a signal obtained from the UE 1700, or the like, andmay have an area for storing data required for control by the controller1702 and data generated during control by the controller 1702.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a base station according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 18, a base station 1800 may include a transceiver1801, a controller (processor) 1802, and a storage unit (memory) 1803.According to an efficient channel and signal transmission/receptionmethod in the 5G communication system corresponding to theabove-described embodiment of the disclosure, the transmission/receptionunit 1801, the controller 1802, and the memory 1803 of the base station1800 may operate. However, components of the base station 1800 accordingto an embodiment are not limited to the above-described example.According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the base station 1800may include more or fewer components than the aforementioned components.In addition, in a specific case, the transceiver 1801, the controller1802, and the memory 1803 may be implemented in the form of a singlechip.

The transceiver 1801 may be including a transmitter and a receiveraccording to another embodiment. The transceiver 1801 maytransmit/receive a signal to/from the UE. The signal may include controlinformation and data. To this end, the transceiver 1801 may include anRF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying a frequency of atransmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying anddown-converting a received signal. In addition, the transceiver 1801 mayreceive a signal through a wireless channel and output it to thecontroller 1802, and transmit the signal output from the controller 1802through the wireless channel.

The controller 1802 may control a series of processes in which the basestation 1800 may operate according to the above-described embodiment.For example, the controller 1802 may perform a method of changing anOFDM symbol position of a DMRS based on a method of estimating a channelby using DMRSs transmitted in a plurality of PUSCHs simultaneouslyaccording to an embodiment. To this end, the controller 1802 may includeat least one processor. For example, the controller 1802 may include acommunication processor (CP) that controls for communication and anapplication processor (AP) that controls a higher layer, such as anapplication program.

The memory 1803 may store control information, such as informationrelated to channel estimation, data, or control information and datareceived from the UE using DMRSs transmitted in the PUSCH determined bythe base station 1800, and may have an area for storing data requiredfor control by the controller 1802 and data generated during control bythe controller 1802.

While the disclosure has been shown and described with reference tovarious embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled inthe art that various changes in form and details may be made thereinwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as definedby the appended claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method performed by a terminal in acommunication system, the method comprising: identifying that a numberof symbol for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is larger than apredetermined number of symbols; identifying a number of resourceelement (RE) for PUSCH in one physical resource block (PRB), based onthe number of symbol for the PUSCH that is larger than the predeterminednumber of symbols; identifying a number of RE for the PUSCH in allocatedPRBs, based on the number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB; identifyingtransport block size (TBS) for the PUSCH based on the number of RE forPUSCH in allocated PRBs; and transmitting the PUSCH to a base stationbased on the TBS.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of RE forPUSCH in allocated PRBs is identified based on a minimum value between avalue determined according to the number of symbols for the PUSCH andthe number of RE for the PUSCH in one PRB, and wherein the number of REfor the PUSCH allocated PRBs.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein ademodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PUSCH is mapped accordingto a PUSCH mapping type, in an interval partitioned based on thepredetermined number of symbols.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein theDMRS is omitted in the interval, in case that a symbol length of theinterval is smaller than or equal to a threshold.
 5. The method of claim1, wherein a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PUSCH ismapped according to a PUSCH mapping type, in an interval partitionedbased on a slot boundary.
 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the DMRS isomitted in the interval, in case that a symbol length of the interval issmaller than or equal to a threshold.
 7. The method of claim 1, whereina PUSCH mapping type is identified based on a first symbol lengthcorresponding to a number of symbols for configuring demodulationreference signal (DMRS) mapping interval, and a second symbol lengthcorresponding to the number of symbols for the PUSCH.
 8. The method ofclaim 7, wherein the PUSCH mapping type is identified based on a modulooperation using the first symbol length and the second symbol length. 9.A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising: atransceiver; and at least one processor configured to: identify that anumber of symbol for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is largerthan a predetermined number of symbols, identify a number of resourceelement (RE) for PUSCH in one physical resource block (PRB), based onthe number of symbol for the PUSCH that is larger than the predeterminednumber of symbols, identify a number of RE for the PUSCH in allocatedPRBs, based on the number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB, identify transportblock size (TBS) for the PUSCH based on the number of RE for PUSCH inallocated PRBs, and transmit the PUSCH to a base station based on theTBS.
 10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the number of RE for PUSCH inallocated PRBs is identified based on a minimum value between a valuedetermined according to the number of symbols for the PUSCH and thenumber of RE for the PUSCH in one PRB, and wherein the number of RE forthe PUSCH allocated PRBs.
 11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein ademodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PUSCH is mapped accordingto a PUSCH mapping type, in an interval partitioned based on thepredetermined number of symbols.
 12. The terminal of claim 11, whereinthe DMRS is omitted in the interval, in case that a symbol length of theinterval is smaller than or equal to a threshold.
 13. The terminal ofclaim 9, wherein a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PUSCH ismapped according to a PUSCH mapping type, in an interval partitionedbased on a slot boundary.
 14. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the DMRSis omitted in the interval, in case that a symbol length of the intervalis smaller than or equal to a threshold.
 15. The terminal of claim 9,wherein a PUSCH mapping type is identified based on a first symbollength corresponding to a number of symbols for configuring demodulationreference signal (DMRS) mapping interval, and a second symbol lengthcorresponding to the number of symbols for the PUSCH.
 16. The terminalof claim 15, wherein the PUSCH mapping type is identified based on amodulo operation using the first symbol length and the second symbollength.
 17. A method performed by a base station in a communicationsystem, the method comprising: identifying that a number of symbols fora physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is larger than a predeterminednumber of symbols; identifying a number of resource element (RE) forPUSCH in one physical resource block (PRB), based on the number ofsymbols for the PUSCH that is larger than the predetermined number ofsymbols; identifying a number of RE for the PUSCH in allocated PRBs,based on the number of RE for PUSCH in one PRB; identifying transportblock size (TBS) for the PUSCH based on the number of RE for PUSCH inallocated PRBs; and receiving the PUSCH from a terminal based on theTBS.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the number of RE for PUSCH inallocated PRBs is identified based on a minimum value between a valuedetermined according to the number of symbols for the PUSCH and thenumber of RE for the PUSCH in one PRB, and wherein the number of RE forthe PUSCH allocated PRBs.
 19. A base station in a communication system,the base station comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processorconfigured to: identify that a number of symbols for a physical uplinkshared channel (PUSCH) is larger than a predetermined number of symbols,identify a number of resource element (RE) for PUSCH in one physicalresource block (PRB), based on the number of symbols for the PUSCH thatis larger than the predetermined number of symbols, identify a number ofRE for the PUSCH in allocated PRBs, based on the number of RE for PUSCHin one PRB, identify transport block size (TBS) for the PUSCH based onthe number of RE for PUSCH in allocated PRBs, and receive the PUSCH froma terminal based on the TBS.
 20. The base station of claim 19, whereinthe number of RE for PUSCH in allocated PRBs is identified based on aminimum value between a value determined according to the number ofsymbols for the PUSCH and the number of RE for the PUSCH in one PRB, andwherein the number of RE for the PUSCH allocated PRBs.